A family name on Robson Street, West End and Downtown
The Lees
In the city directories 1940 · four people at three addresses
The directories print four people named Lee at three addresses in 1940, all on Robson Street. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 105 other streets too, all listed on the Lee name's own page.
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Where the Lees lived
- 1
715 Robson Street
Downtown, 1940
- Mrs M Lee, a cashier at Wonder Lunch 1940
- Melvin B Lee, an air pilot 1940
Next door in 1940: Badette Barbara at 711 and Star Loan Co at 719. The block, door by door
- 2
1182 Robson Street
West End, 1940
- Dow Lee, proprietor of Interior Products 1940
Next door in 1940: W L Hebert at 1180 and Barclay Mkt at 1184. The block, door by door
- 3
1721 Robson Street
West End, 1940
- G Lee, in fruit and produce 1940
Next door in 1940: A Goodfellow at 1717 and Fox Home Bky at 1723. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all four: an air pilot, a cashier, a fruit and produce and a proprietor.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (2) and Downtown. Each neighbourhood's page shows its trades, its people and every street in it, the way the directory printed them.
The story, address by address
In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Lee at 715 Robson Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mrs Marjorie Lee there as the householder, a cashier at Wonder Lunch, with Melvin B Lee, an air pilot. The 1940 name section lists Dow Lee at 1182 Robson Street, proprietor of Interior Products.
G Lee, in fruit and produce, is listed at 1721 Robson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists G Lee there, in fruit and produce.
Today
The City no longer lists 715 Robson, 1182 Robson and 1721 Robson, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Lee Mrs M715 Robson, p. 143
- Lee Mrs Marjorie cash Wonder Lunch715 Robson, p. 343
- Lee Melvin B air pilot715 Robson, p. 343
- Lee Dow prop Interior Prod1182 Robson, p. 342
- Lee G fruit and prod1721 Robson, p. 144
- Lee G fruit and prod1721 Robson, p. 342
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Lees
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Lee name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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Sources
Henderson's and successor city directories for Vancouver, read by us line by line: the street sections for 1905, 1915, 1925, 1935, 1940 and 1945, and the name section for 1930 and 1940 where we've read it (Vancouver Public Library, BC City Directories). Names are shown through 1945, as printed. Close spellings are grouped, as on the house pages, since a family's name was often spelled differently from one year to the next; one name can still be several families, and we join lines only where the first names or initials agree. Many Chinese, Japanese and other residents weren't named by the canvassers, so they can't be listed by name: their houses' pages say where. More family names under L. Want a name removed? Tell us.